A review of engineering control technology for exposures generated during abrasive blasting operations

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• Personal Author:
  Flynn MR ; Susi, Pam
• Description:
  This literature review presents information on measures for controlling worker exposure to toxic airborne contaminants generated during abrasive blasting operations occurring primarily in the construction industry. The exposures of concern include respirable crystalline silica, lead, chromates, and other toxic metals. Unfortunately, silica sand continues to be widely used in the United States as an abrasive blasting medium, resulting in high exposures to operators and surrounding personnel. Recently, several alternative abrasives have emerged as potential substitutes for sand, but they seem to be underused Some of these abrasives may pose additional metal exposure hazards. In addition, several new and improved technologies offer promise for reducing or eliminating exposures; these include wet abrasive blasting, high-pressure water jetting, vacuum blasting, and automated/robotic systems. More research, particularly field studies, is needed to evaluate control interventions in this important and hazardous operation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Chromates Construction Industry Construction Materials Dust Engineering Hazardous Substances Lead Metals Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Silicon Compounds Silicon Dioxide

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• Keywords:
  Abrasive-blasting Abrasive-grinding Abrasives Air-contamination Air-quality-control Author Keywords: Abrasive Blasting Construction Construction-equipment Construction-industry Construction-materials Construction-workers Control-equipment Control-methods Control-technology Dust-control Dust-control-equipment Dust-exposure Employee-exposure Engineering-controls Engineering Controls Exposures Lead-dust Metal-compounds Metal-dusts Respirable-dust Sand-blasting Silica Silica-dusts Silicon-compounds Toxic-materials

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• ISSN:
  1545-9624
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  1
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040968
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Hyg 2004 Oct; 1(10):680-687
• Contact Point Address:
  Michael R. Flynn, CB 7431 Rosenau Hall, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7431
• Email:
  mike_Flynn@unc.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7) ; Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  The Center to Protect Workers' Rights
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19990930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• End Date:
  20050630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0eff476316d181405347494bbd2166bda8a43f9586342bb9e8fcdc27e73c7c6fdc4800f8cdec587e4b0a3b65bb17623a79bf45614d67165f34bb3904bb85ee07
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193653/cdc_193653_DS1.pdf
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